Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Stephen Duck

Born: 1705
Died: 1756 (aged 51)
Bio: Stephen Duck was an English poet whose career reflected both the Augustan era's interest in "naturals" and its resistance to classlessness.






